Alexander Fowler Keywords resilience urban poor Urban Development climate change disaster risk reduction pro-poor policies and investments Read more about Alexander Fowler Alexander Fowler has been working in the field of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation since completing his undergraduate degree in Disaster Management in 2011. He has worked on resilience building projects in Lao PDR, Bhutan, Maldives, and Sri Lanka with a specific focus on mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into development planning processes.
Operationalizing the ‘Gender Window’ of the Community Resilience Partnership Program Recording Read more about Operationalizing the ‘Gender Window’ of the Community Resilience Partnership Program Recording ADB has recently approved its Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) to support countries and communities to scale up investments in climate adaptation at the community level, especially investments that address the nexus between climate change, poverty, and gender. The CRPP will be operationalized through a trust fund which will include a dedicated gender window to promote women-focused investments in resilience.
Designing gender-sensitive disaster microfinance solutions Read more about Designing gender-sensitive disaster microfinance solutions
ACliFF Introduction video Read more about ACliFF Introduction video Cities in Asia and the Pacific need to plan for a warmer world. This will require scaling up investments in climate and disaster resilience that benefits all population. Finance, especially climate adaptation finance could potentially play a critical role in helping cities and communities unlock their potential to grow despite climate challenges.
Katherine Miles Keywords resilience urban poor Urban Development climate change disaster risk reduction pro-poor policies and investments gender adb accountability mechanism Read more about Katherine Miles Katherine Miles is the gender consultant to the InsuResilience Gender Working Group and a technical expert on the gender dimensions of climate and disaster risk finance and insurance. Katherine co-authored research and guidance including Integrating Gender Considerations into Different Models of Climate Risk Insurance (CRI) and Applying a Gender Lens to Climate Risk Finance and Insurance on behalf of the InsuResilience Global Partnership.
Jerry Skees Keywords resilience urban poor Urban Development climate change disaster risk reduction pro-poor policies and investments ADB Read more about Jerry Skees Jerry Skees is the Executive Director of Global Parametrics and is also the primary founder and visionary behind Global Parametrics. With a career of 35 years as a professor of agricultural economics at the University of Kentucky, Jerry, and his previous firm, GlobalAgRisk, were at the forefront of many important innovations in low and middle-income countries. Several of those projects focused on protecting microfinance from natural hazards.
Asia Pacific Climate Finance Fund (ACliFF) and Disaster Risk Financing for Microfinance Recording Read more about Asia Pacific Climate Finance Fund (ACliFF) and Disaster Risk Financing for Microfinance Recording The Asia Pacific Climate Finance Fund (ACliFF) administered by ADB, aims to support the development and implementation of financial risk management products that can help unlock capital for climate investments and improve resilience.
Introducing the Graduation Approach for Shock-Responsive Social Protection and Resilience Building in Mongolia Read more about Introducing the Graduation Approach for Shock-Responsive Social Protection and Resilience Building in Mongolia